SILKMEN fans are the officially the friendliest in the football league - for the seventh year on the run.
There have not been any arrests of supporters at the Moss Rose ground or away from home since the club entered the football league.
Every year the FA releases figures that report the number of arrests at each club throughout the previous season.
Macclesfield Town chairman Rob Bickerton was pleased, but not surprised by the results.
"For what I believe to be the seventh year running, the entire time that we have been in the football league, we have had no arrests of Macclesfield Town supporters here at the Moss Rose or away from home," he said.
"Only Kidderminster and ourselves were able to boast that record in this division and we think this is further testament to the family nature of our club and the friendly, community atmosphere we like to promote.
"We know that we have some of the best supporters in the country and know that they always come to games in good spirits hoping to enjoy the game. Several of our directors regularly sit in the stands with the supporters at away games to enjoy the atmosphere that they create.
"Some people may point to the fact that as the team with the lowest average gate, we are statistically less likely to have people arrested at the ground but that is not a fair comment to make.
"Last season we had the 1,000,000th supporter through the gates of the Moss Rose since entering the league. The average for arrests around the country is something in the region of one for every 10,000 fans.
"We get roughly that number at the Moss Rose every four games so it is a behaviour record about which we can be justifiably proud.
"But a friendly atmosphere does not mean that the Moss Rose is not an intimidating place to visit for opposing teams. We've lost at home just once since last March and the Moss Rose is not a popular place to visit for opposing teams. But this is down to the levels of support for our team shown by our supporters rather than anything more sinister as you sometimes see at other venues.
"We are actively trying to promote the family atmosphere here at the Moss Rose as we are keen to attract children and families to the games.
"Indeed we are soon to be handing out 200 tickets a game to local schools as part of a half-time penalty shootout competition being run by our excellent Football in the Community scheme."
Football league chairman Sir Brian Mawhinney expressed his pleasure at the figures for across the country as he commented: "These figures demonstrate that football league matches are something families can attend together in safety and comfort.
"One arrest for every 10,000 spectators attending games is still one arrest too many, but nevertheless is an improvement on previous seasons.
"League clubs and their local police will continue to work together to prevent the actions of a tiny minority damaging our sport."
